Does anyone else agree that when someone says suicide is a cowardly thing? I feel that if your in the position your in and few the way you feel, you way the facts and think about everything. I feel it’s actually a very hard thing to do. And another thing is. How do you feel when you final have the power to talk to someone close to you and ask for help, but all they say is I can’t talk to you anymore if your going to do that cuz I don’t want to be apart of it. I feel that is that person truly cared about you like they say they do they would be there for you no matter what and try to help. I know if I ever bad someone come to me like that I would do anything. Sorry about the ramble and rant just wondering what everyone felt about that. Thanks
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Everyone has a right to there own opinion as to how they view suicide. Those who say it is cowardly or selfish cleary do not understand the debt of pain others experience in such a state of mind. Most likely they have never experienced it. Also calling someone a coward or selfish while they are contemplating suicide only adds to one’s already existing feelings of failure and lack of self worth . Everone in my life who said they cared has stopped talking to me due to my emotional issues. It hurts, but I have come to realize they just did not know how to help. Unfortunately those who have mental healt issues often find themselves completely alone and misunderstood. Sites like this are a godsend. Finding others who think and feel the way we do lets us know we are not alone. Gives us that sense of belonging we so desperately need to feel.
I agree with what you said I truly do
It’s hard for the non-suicidal to understand. Back in the day, however much I wanted to do myself in I would fight to the death to keep someone else around. I have changed. I see it as their sacred, personal choice, so I would be less likely to go steaming in with talk of ‘finding something to live for’ etc. Maybe I’ve grown more callous, or just more realistic, I don’t know.
And I totally agree with what lifeisover said. I can testify that a serious mental illness can leave you very isolated indeed.
Next time someone correlates suicide with cowardice, ask them if they’re afraid to die (or better yet: being in pain forever). If they say “no,” call them a liar. That will be “proof of concept” that you’re not afraid to ask them a scary question, and then call them a liar when they are too afraid to say “yes.” If they admit being afraid to die, they’ve already defeated their own argument.
Facing death willingly takes courage. But it could also be said that willingly continuing an agonizing life does as well. So i suppose it at least partly depends on the context.
Agreed
The choice of suicide doesn’t show an added degree of any particular notion in ones own integrity. It simply shows a lack of certain perceptions, foundation and visualization of creativity as well as tolerance to over come any and all circumstance.
….just saying
A choice is a choice. If i choose to not exist, instead of a life that can only produce more suffering…
That’s like if you choose not to eat strictly from dumpsters for the duration of your existence, and subsequently starve to death.
If i’m okay with whatever choice i make, 8 billion people can’t convince me otherwise.
I still maintain that voluntarily facing death on your own terms takes a significant measure of courage. (and it doesn’t need to be a contest about which thing requires more courage; the point is that neither is “cowardice” really… and that the argument can be interpreted either way, and, said interpretation is up to the chooser, not the observer)
I just noticed we are talking about the same shit on two different threads so in the comment section it looks like we are on the same thread! Lol
Well, like Hunter S. Thompson, i suppose i need things to be “weird enough.” lol
Hey. Thanks for all the comments. And it looks like we all agree. Hope all of you stay strong and hang in there cuz I now I am struggling and hardly holding on anymore.